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Manuel du voyageur en suisse

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1810-1811
Author
Ebel, Johann Gottfried
Publisher
Zurich : Orell, Fussle
Edition
2d ed
Call Number
DQ16 E24 IV
Author
Ebel, Johann Gottfried
Edition
2d ed
Publisher
Zurich : Orell, Fussle
Published Date
1810-1811
Physical Description
645 pages, maps
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Series
Volume 4 of 4
Subjects
Switzerland
Travel
Call Number
DQ16 E24 IV
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Date
1817 – 1865
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
104.47.1010
Description
Brown, wood metronome from Crosby House,made by manufacture Seth Thomas. Bottom is stamped in ink “5705 METRONOME #7” and in child’s writing, black pen “BARK” Missing front lid
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Title
Metronome
Date
1817 – 1865
Material
wood
Dimensions
23.5 x 12 cm
Description
Brown, wood metronome from Crosby House,made by manufacture Seth Thomas. Bottom is stamped in ink “5705 METRONOME #7” and in child’s writing, black pen “BARK” Missing front lid
Subject
timekeeping
music
Crosby Family
Credit
Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
Catalogue Number
104.47.1010
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Date
1811
Material
metal; glass; wood
Catalogue Number
104.08.1006 a,b
Description
Two musket balls matted and framed with inscription. Frame is 15.5x23.2, behind glass.Inscription reads “Musket Balls lost by David Thompson at Athabaska (sic) Pass on January 13th, 1811, and discovered by The Interprovincial Boundary Survey July 1921. Presented by R.W. Cautley The Leader of the S…
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Title
Musket Ball
Date
1811
Material
metal; glass; wood
Description
Two musket balls matted and framed with inscription. Frame is 15.5x23.2, behind glass.Inscription reads “Musket Balls lost by David Thompson at Athabaska (sic) Pass on January 13th, 1811, and discovered by The Interprovincial Boundary Survey July 1921. Presented by R.W. Cautley The Leader of the Survey Party.Note In frame Musket was originally spelled Muske1 and then a bar put through to make it look like a t.
Subject
exploration
surveying
David Thompson
R.W.Cautley
Athabasca Pass
Credit
Gift of Alpine Club of Canada, Canmore, 1973
Catalogue Number
104.08.1006 a,b
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Date
1811 – 1920
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
104.08.1003
Description
Irregularly shaped round ball.
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Title
Musket Ball
Date
1811 – 1920
Material
metal
Description
Irregularly shaped round ball.
Subject
Canadian Rockies
David Thompson
exploration
surveying
Credit
Gift of anonymous, 1971
Catalogue Number
104.08.1003
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Date
1796 – 1796
Material
fibre, flax; wood; paper; metal
Catalogue Number
107.02.0009
Description
A needlepoint sampler, in many colours, done in cross-stitch on a loosely woven ecru linen. The sampler has a narrow double-stitched border with a floral band at the top followed by rows of letters of the alphabet separated by horizontal bars. Most of the letters are worked twice together through…
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Title
Sampler
Date
1796 – 1796
Material
fibre, flax; wood; paper; metal
Dimensions
15.0; 18.0 (frame) x 20.0; 22.5 (frame) cm
Description
A needlepoint sampler, in many colours, done in cross-stitch on a loosely woven ecru linen. The sampler has a narrow double-stitched border with a floral band at the top followed by rows of letters of the alphabet separated by horizontal bars. Most of the letters are worked twice together through the alphabet repeating from A to D at the end, followed by another floral band as at the top, and then “Susanah Lehman November the 3 1796.” The sampler was originally framed in a simple brown wood frame with parallel line texture (wood grain?) and has a framer’s sticker on the back “The Royal Art Gallery” (Calgary, Alberta).
Subject
households
decorative
children
crafts
needlework
Susanah Lehman
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.02.0009
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Date
1794 – 1796
Material
fibre, flax; wood; paper; metal
Catalogue Number
107.02.0010
Description
A needlepoint sampler, in many colours, done in cross-stitch on ecru linen. The sampler has a narrow stitched border with a design in the band at the top followed by rows of letters separated by horizontal bars. The alphabet is stitched with each letter worked twice, followed by the alphabet with…
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Title
Sampler
Date
1794 – 1796
Material
fibre, flax; wood; paper; metal
Dimensions
19.0; 21.0 (frame) x 13.5; 16.0 (frame) cm
Description
A needlepoint sampler, in many colours, done in cross-stitch on ecru linen. The sampler has a narrow stitched border with a design in the band at the top followed by rows of letters separated by horizontal bars. The alphabet is stitched with each letter worked twice, followed by the alphabet with each letter worked once until “P” at the end of the sampler where “Susana Lhaman” (sic) is stitched. The sampler was originally framed with a simple brown wood frame with parallel line texture (wood grain?).
Subject
households
decorative
children
crafts
needlework
Susanah Lehman
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.02.0010
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Date
1818 – 1924
Material
ceramic, bone china
Catalogue Number
104.20.0119 a-k
Description
A set of eleven dessert plates with a bold coloured border around the rim and a series of raised relief dots forming a band. Each plate has a decoration of a sheaf of leaves, grasses and flowers at the centre. The plates are each marked with a Dresden (?) hallmark.
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Title
Tableware Set
Date
1818 – 1924
Material
ceramic, bone china
Description
A set of eleven dessert plates with a bold coloured border around the rim and a series of raised relief dots forming a band. Each plate has a decoration of a sheaf of leaves, grasses and flowers at the centre. The plates are each marked with a Dresden (?) hallmark.
Subject
households
decorative
social customs
plants
flowers
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0119 a-k
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Traveller's guide in Switzerland

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1816
Author
Coxe, Henry
Publisher
London : Sherwood, Neely & Jones
Call Number
DQ23 C69
Author
Coxe, Henry
Publisher
London : Sherwood, Neely & Jones
Published Date
1816
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mont Blanc
Call Number
DQ23 C69
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Travels in the island of Iceland during the summer of MDCCCX

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1811
Author
Mackenzie, Sir George Steuart, 7th bart
Publisher
Edinburgh : Allan for Constable
Call Number
DL312 M3
Author
Mackenzie, Sir George Steuart, 7th bart
Publisher
Edinburgh : Allan for Constable
Published Date
1811
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Notes
Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
Call Number
DL312 M3
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Travels through Norway and Lapland during the years 1806, 1807 and 1808

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1813
Author
Buch, Christian Leopold, freiherrvon
Publisher
London : Colburn
Call Number
DL417 B82
Author
Buch, Christian Leopold, freiherrvon
Publisher
London : Colburn
Published Date
1813
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Call Number
DL417 B82
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Travels through the Rhaetian Alps in the year 1786

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1792
Author
Beaumont, Jean Francois Albanis
Publisher
London : Clarke
Call Number
DQ823 B42 Oversize E
Author
Beaumont, Jean Francois Albanis
Publisher
London : Clarke
Published Date
1792
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Notes
Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
Call Number
DQ823 B42 Oversize E
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Date
1790
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
103.05.1114 a-e
Description
(a) Long sleeved, off-shoulder, long dress. Fitted bodice has fine cotton pleated at shoulder and caught at centre bust. Sleeves are full with silk embroidery above elbow. Long full skirt is finely tucked at waist. Silk embroidery around skirt, same as on sleeves. Flowers with connected tendri…
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Title
Wedding Ensemble
Date
1790
Material
fibre
Description
(a) Long sleeved, off-shoulder, long dress. Fitted bodice has fine cotton pleated at shoulder and caught at centre bust. Sleeves are full with silk embroidery above elbow. Long full skirt is finely tucked at waist. Silk embroidery around skirt, same as on sleeves. Flowers with connected tendrils. Black hooks and eyes for closure at back. (b) Very fine square veil. All edges embroidered. (c) Embroidered belt. (d,e) very small satin shoes with long thin fabric laces. Sole is fine leather.
Subject
households
clothing
Emma Leehman Schaffer
Mary Schaffer Warren
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
103.05.1114 a-e
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